Praise for December BCMJ

The meat of all the articles was written by Dr Paul M. Gelpke: A snowy medical adventure [BCMJ 2011;53:565]. His essay was superb, and I almost missed it. Dr Gelp­ke gave credit to a superlative teacher, cardiac surgeon, and great guy: Dr Phil Ashmore. Dr Ashmore was one of my mentors years ago at VGH when I was a resident—I remember him fondly. Why does the BCMJ not feature more articles honoring him?—Sterling Haynes, MDKelowna